The Number One Star in the Interstellar Era

Chapter 593: JUST THINKING ABOUT IT

If he continued to argue with the other and insist on what he thought was the right thing to do, he would only seem like a stubborn guy who simply didnʼt want Wulfricʼs help. All the things he said would only sound like excuses.

”You really are quite tenacious.”

Wulfric shrugged. ”Itʼs my only virtue, so I might as well use it properly.”

”I donʼt think thatʼs your only good point.”

Wulfricʼs ears perked up and then asked like a puppy waiting to be praised, ”What else do you like about me?”

Astrid raised a brow. How come the ʼgood pointʼ he mentioned turned into things he liked about him? But since Wulfric surprised him in a lot of ways today, he might as well indulged the other.

”Hmm... if I were to choose, then it would be your willingness to change,” he said. ”I know it took a lot of willpower and determination for you to do that. But you did it anyway. So, yeah.”

”Because itʼs for you. So, itʼs not really that hard,” Wulfric said, a hint of red appearing on his cheeks.

Astrid almost laughed again when he saw that. After straightforwardly telling him his feelings, he would suddenly feel shy about something like this. The contrast made Wulfric even more adorable.

”And, to be honest, I havenʼt really changed that much,” Wulfric added. ”Iʼm still the same jerk Iʼve always been to others. Youʼre the only exception.”

Astrid had already expected as much. But he really didnʼt care. The fact that Wulfric was willing to change for him already meant a great deal. ”Then Iʼm honored.”

Wulfric scratched his cheek while showing what seemed to be a shy smile. Then he cleared his throat. As if only now realizing that itʼs not time for him to act love-struck.

”So, have you already decided?” Wulfric asked, changing the topic. ”About the help Iʼm offering, I mean.”

Astrid fell silent once more and then sighed with a helpless smile on his lips. ”Okay. Please, help me.”

Wulfric grinned. ”Of course I will. So, where shall we start? Should I destroy the Lancasters first? Although I still lacked evidence that could incriminate them, maybe itʼs time I take matters in my owns hands and just--”

”Wait, stop!” Astrid interrupted Wulfric before he could propose anything drastic, like assassinating Duke Lancaster. ”I donʼt want you to do anything illegal. Moreover, Iʼve heard that the Emperor supports the Lancasters. Thatʼs how they managed to regain some of the power the former Emperor had taken away. If you go against the Lancasters, wonʼt you end up on the Emperorʼs bad side?”

Wulfricʼs expression darkened, clearly understanding what Astrid said.

”Those bastards have damaging information about Cynric.”

It took a while for Astrid to realize that the ʼCynricʼ Wulfric mentioned was none other than the Emperor. Of course, he knew the name of the Emperor. Itʼs just that he hadnʼt encountered anyone who directly called the other by his name.

When that finally registered in his brain, his first thought was; ʼis it really okay for him to know about this?ʼ. But even though that crossed his mind, he still couldnʼt help but asked;

”Theyʼre blackmailing him- I mean, His Majesty?”

Wulfric nodded with a grave expression. ”Itʼs the reason I want to destroy that family.”

Astrid didnʼt expect such a reaction from Wulfric. Because he thought that he and the Emperor were not close. After all, the other hardly ever mentioned the Emperor whenever they talked. Anyway, more than that, he couldnʼt believe that the Lancasters actually had the guts to blackmail the ruler of this gigantic Empire.

The information they had against the Emperor must be truly detrimental if the other could support the Lancasters to this extent. Now, this just made things much more complicated.

”Weʼve been trying for years to obtain evidence of what they have against Cynric, but it has all been in vain. We suspect they didnʼt keep it digitally; instead, they have a physical copy,” Wulfric continued. ”As long as those bastards have that, itʼs hard for us to do anything. So, what I said earlier was mostly bravado. But if you insist on wanting to assassinate--”

”Okay, stop. I never insisted on anything like that,” Astrid said, cutting off what Wulfric was saying.

He then fell into deep thought. Based on what Wulfric had said, as long as the Lancasters held that blackmail material, they were essentially untouchable. After all, they had the Emperor as their backing.

He wondered what could the Emperor have done that was so damning that he could be blackmailed to this extent. But Astrid had no plans to ask. He would be overstepping too much if he did that.

He decided to just go back to what they were originally talking about.

”Regarding the help youʼre offering, I will be very satisfied if you can help the Grimaldis to meet my parents without alarming the Lancasters.”

Wulfric was a bit surprised by the sudden change in topic. He thought Aster would ask more about Cynric being blackmailed by the Lancasters. But then again, this reaction was also very much like Aster. Besides, itʼs not like he could tell him about it even if he asked. Itʼs Cynricʼs traumatizing past, after all. Wulfric had no business telling others about it.

Even if that person was Aster.

”I can help with that,” he said in response to what Aster had said. ”But I need to talk to both parties so we could coordinate everything easily. Have you... told them about me? I mean, about us specifically?”

Astrid subconsciously winced. ”About that... letʼs just say, itʼs on the works?”

He just had no idea how he would go about it. He probably wouldnʼt have trouble telling this to the Grimaldis. No matter what their reaction might be, he wouldnʼt be that affected. The real problem was how he would tell it to his parents.

Just thinking about it was already giving him a headache.